Teen Father Leaves Baby in Calif. Parking Lot, Police Say

Teen Father Leaves Baby in Calif. Parking Lot, Police Say
An image from a security camera shows a car leaving as an abandoned baby remains in a car seat outside in Suisun City. Suisun City Police Department
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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An infant is in critical but stable condition after his 18-year-old father abandoned him at a Northern California strip-mall parking lot in Suisun City, according to police on Tuesday.

Daniel Mitchell, the father, drove into the lot with the 16-day-old child and put it on the ground before leaving, police said. They reviewed surveillance video and interviewed witnesses before finding Mitchell, according to a statement posted on Facebook by the Suisun City Police Department.

Daniel Stephen Mitchell, 18, of Fairfield. (Suisun City Police Department)
Daniel Stephen Mitchell, 18, of Fairfield. Suisun City Police Department
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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